Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Zanmumajes Red’

ABSTRACT

A chrysanthemum plant named ‘Zanmumajes’ characterized by its small sized blooms with red-purple ray florets and prolific branching; natural season flowering date October 2 (week 40); blooming for a period of five weeks.

Botanical designation: Chrysanthemum x morifolium Ramat.

Cultivar denomination: ‘Zanmumajes Red’.

RELATED CULTIVARS

The new plant is a flower color mutant of ‘Zanmumajes’ (U.S. Plant Pat.No. 26,847)

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar ofchrysanthemum plant, botanically known as Chrysanthemum x morifoliumRamat., commercially known as a garden mum, and hereinafter referred toby the cultivar denomination ‘Zanmumajes Red’. ‘Zanmumajes Red’ is aproduct of a breeding and selection program which had the objective offinding flower color mutants from existing parent plants. The new plantcomprises a whole plant mutant of the parent chrysanthemum named‘Zanmumajes’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 26,847). A comparison between theparent and ‘Zanmumajas Red’ is provided in the section description ofthe invention.

In order to obtain flower color mutants, unrooted cuttings of the parentplant were irradiated in April 2013 at Ziekenhuis, Rotterdam, theNetherlands, with gamma radiation at a dose of 15 Gy. These treatedcuttings were then planted in a controlled environment (greenhouse) inRijsenhout, the Netherlands. In this population of planted cuttings, thenew cultivar was discovered as a flower color mutant in October 2013 bySjoukje Heimovaara in a controlled environment (greenhouse) inRijsenhout, the Netherlands. The first act of asexual reproduction of‘Zanmumajes Red’ was accomplished when after planting of the ‘ZanmumajesRed’ as a motherplant in December 2013, vegetative cuttings from this‘Zanmumajes Red’ were taken and propagated further in Rijsenhout, theNetherlands. In summer, about 6-8 days are needed to initiate roots incuttings of the new cultivar, after another 5 days rooted plants areformed. The new cultivar has been found to retain its distinctivecharacteristics through successive propagations.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention of a new and distinct variety of chrysanthemum (ofabout 19 weeks) is shown in the accompanying drawings, the color beingas nearly true as possible with color photographs of this type.

FIG. 1 shows a plant of the cultivar in full bloom.

FIG. 2 shows the various stages of blooms of the new cultivar.

FIG. 3 shows the various stages of foliage of the new cultivar.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The observations and measurements were gathered from plants in theperiod of 16 to 23 weeks of age grown outdoor in Rijsenhout, theNetherlands, under natural day length and temperature and planted inweek 23. The natural blooming date of this crop was October 2 (week 40).The average height of the plants was 35-40 cm. No growth retardants wereused. No tests were done on disease or insects resistance orsusceptibility. No tests were done on cold or drought resistance. Thisnew variety produces small sized blooms with red-purple ray floretsblooming for a period of five weeks.

From the cultivars known to the inventor the most similar existingcultivar in comparison to ‘Zanmumajes Red’ is ‘Zanmumajes’. When‘Zanmumajes’ and ‘Zanmumajes Red’ are being compared the followingdifferences are noticed: (1) Color ray florets. And (2) Presence discflorets. (1) Ray florets of ‘Zanmumajes’ are purple, while those of‘Zanmumajes Red’ are more reddish purple. (2) Disc florets are lackingin ‘Zanmumajes’ and some disc florets are formed in ‘Zamumajes Red’,especially when grown indoor.

The following is a description of the plant and characteristics thatdistinguish ‘Zanmumajes Red’ as a new and distinct variety.

The color designations are taken from the plant itself. Accordingly, anydiscrepancies between the color designations and the colors depicted inthe photographs are due to photographic tolerances. The color chart usedin this description is: The Royal Horticultural Society Colour chart,sixth edition (2015).

TABLE 1 Botanical Description of Chrysanthemum × morifolium Ramat.‘Zanmumajes Red’ Bud Size: Small; cross-section 4 mm, height 3 mm Shape:Round Texture: Pubescent Outside color: Greyed-green 191A PhyllariesNumber: 21, arranged in 3 rows Shape: Elliptic Apex: Acute Base:Truncate Margin: Entire Color: Upper side: Green 137C Lower side:Yellow-green 144C Length and width: 3 mm; 1.5 mm Texture: PubescentInflorescences Type: Double Height: 1 cm Diameter: 3 cm Peduncle length:5.5-6.5 cm Peduncle color: Green 143C Peduncle diameter: 1.5 mm Peduncletexture: Pubescent Peduncle strength: Weak Number per branch: About 7-8inflorescences Duration of flowering: 5 weeks Seeds: Produced in smallquantities, ovate, Greyed-brown 199A, length 1.5 mm, diameter 0.5 mm;texture: rough with ribs Fragrance: Faint chrysanthemum odor Colorinflorescences Center of inflorescence (disc florets): Immature stage:Green-yellow 1D; Mature stage: Yellow 12A Color of upper side of rayflorets: Greyed-Purple 187B Color of lower side of ray florets:Greyed-Purple 184B Tonality from distance: A garden mum with smalldecorative dark red-purple blooms Color of ray florets afterGreyed-Purple 183D aging of the plant: Ray florets Number of types OneType: Ligulate Rows: 10-12 Texture: Upper and lower side smooth Number:100-110 Shape: Elliptic Apex: Pointed Base: Attenuate Cross-section:Flat Longitudinal axis: Straight Length of corolla tube: 2 mm Diametercorolla tube: 0.8-1 mm Ray floret margin: Entire Ray floret length:1-1.5 cm Ray floret width: 2-4 mm Ratio length/width: Medium Discflorets Disc diameter: 1-2 mm Distribution of disc florets: Small numberin center of inflorescences Shape: Tubular Color: Yellow-green 145C atbase to Green-yellow 1D at apex Length: 2 mm Diameter: 1 mm ReceptacleColor: Yellow-green 145D Shape: Domed raised Height: 3 mm Diameter: 2.5mm Reproductive Organs Androecium: Present in only disc florets Stamenlength: 2 mm Stamen color: Yellow-green 144A Anther color: Yellow 2APollen: Low amount Pollen color: Yellow 12A Gynoecium: Present in rayand disc florets Style color: Yellow-green 154C Style length: 3 mmStigma color: Yellow 7A Stigma width: 1 mm Ovary: Enclosed in calyx;color: Yellow-green 149D Plant Type: Bushy Growth habit: Spherical shapeGrowth rate: Medium Height: 35-40 cm Width: 50 cm Stem color:Greyed-brown 199A Stem strength: Weak Stem brittleness: Brittle Stemanthocyanin coloration: absent Internode length: 2 cm Length of lateralbranch: From top to bottom 20 cm Lateral branch color: Green 138BLateral branch, attachment: Weak Lateral branch diameter: 2 mm Lateralbranch texture: Pubescent with ribs Branching (average number Dense with9 breaks after of lateral branches): pinching Natural season bloomingdate: October 2 (week 40) in Rijsenhout, The Netherlands. Roots -habits: Fine, freely branching Roots - color: White 155D FoliageGlossiness: Leaf upper side: very weak Leaf lower side: very weak Leafcolor: Upper side: Green 138A GLower side:reen 139C Color midvein: Upperside: Yellow-green 147D Lower side: Yellow-green 148D Size: Small;length 3-4.5 cm, width 1.2-2.4 cm Quantity (number per 20-22 lateralbranches): Shape: Elliptic to widely elliptic Texture upper side:Sparsely pubescent Texture under side: Pubescent Venation arrangement:Palmate Shape of margin: Serrated Shape of base of sinus between Roundedlateral lobes: Margin of sinus between Diverging lateral lobes: Shape ofbase: Attenuate Apex: Mucronulate Petiole attitude: Moderately upwardsPetiole length: 0.2-0.5 cm Petiole diameter: 1.5 mm Petiole color:Yellow-green 147D Stipules: Very small, about 8 mm, at leaves at lowerpart of the branches

TABLE 2 Differences with the comparison variety, when grown underidentical conditions ‘Zanmumajes Red' ‘Zanmumajes' Ray floret uppersideGreyed-purple 187B Purple N77B color Presence disc florets Few Lacking

I claim:
 1. A new and distinct chrysanthemum plant named ‘ZanmumajesRed’ as described and illustrated.